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THE WEEKLY PILOT Published every Friday morning by the Pilot Printing Company. STACY BREWER, Manager Entered at the Postoffice at Vass, N. C., as second-class mail matter FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1921 AN OCHARD INNOVATION The interesting announcement of a model peach orchard of three or four hundred acres which is already under way on the Marl boro farm, just outside of Aber deen, is one of the sensations of orchard development of the year. The whole thing is rather start ling in its scope. Three hundred acres the company proposes to set in ti*ees this winter with an other hundred acres to follow later. The plan is to make the orchard a model in every way and to use the most efficient ap pliances on the scheme that are known to orchard men. The site was chosen because it was judged the best that could be found. But probably the most signifi cant feature of the whole busi ness is that of the members of the company. It is easy to re cognize the appropriateness of such men as S. B. Richardson and J. R. Page in a big peach indus try. They are certainly leaders in that line. But practically every man in the organization is a specialist in some particular feature that will be useful in the development of the project. While the membership is con fined largely to Moore county a few from outside are included. Among these are the Gentiles, a group of five brothers, who are among the biggest fruit pro ducers and distributors in the world. They operate under the name of the Gentile brothers, marketing fruit and vegetables all over the United States. They have big production of fruit and vegetables in Florida, California and elsewhere, their orange hold ings in Florida amounting to about a thousand acres. They expect to harvest about five hun dred acres of tomatoes this win ter. With such a selling organi zation holding membership in the Marlboro orchard, the or chard will never need to worry about disposing of its crop. Work has been progressing on this new establishment until the land is nearly all ready for the treei^ which were to be delivered De cember the first. As it takes about two hundred trees to plant and acre it is evident that things must move lively at the Marl boro orchard to get the planting done if it is all done in Decem ber, which has been the inten tion. From ten to fifteen acres a day must be covered, which is no small job. It is easy to see from this big scheme that Moore county has not yet reached the limit of its peach production. THE COURT HOUSE : From what The Pilot is able to gather concerning the court it Js_ well for the commis- t^ii^biiers to walk sbftly on their ^""’^way to order a new building. The Pilot does not presume to speak with any authority, but it does feel pretty certain that the people of Moore county are not ready for any issue of court house bonds that will amount to $150,000, and it has doubts if such a bond issue will be allowed to go through without a protest on the part of the taxpayers that will ditch the whole business. It is possible that we need a new court house. But it is pret ty certain that the people of this county will insist that any new building shall be one that will afford the needed office room, the needed vault room, the needed court room and such things as are essential, and stop there without spending a fortune to make the building a show build ing for the mere sake of appear ance. The Pilot has no architectural knowledge to offer in this mat ter, but it hears men of experi ence say that a building ample for all real needs of the coimty can be built in practical modern shape for half the amount pro posed in the bond issue, and that such a building will probably be better than many structures that might cost twice the money really needed. It is also talked that if the bond issue proposed is allowed to go through some embarrass ing questions will be asked as to some rumors that are afloat and which might possibly call up talk that would be interesting to hear. The truth is that a phase of politics has been brought in to the affair which should not be there. • Just now the air is touched a little with noise that says plain ly an appeal to Caesar, carrying of the fiery cross to the hill tops, and a summoning of the citizen from the townships. The things may sound somewhat hysterical, but they are the things that come to The Pilot, from which it is to be presumed they come to others. If the commissioners are wise they will walk circumspectly on this uncertain road, for men who are leaders in Moore county are going to know why $150,000 is to be needed in a new bond issue if such a sum should be issued, and it is the opinion of The Pilot that they will not stop with what they find. THE SANDHILLS FAIR The Sandhills Fair has drawn a good deal of attention to Moore county this fall. The state pa pers are beginning to lay em phasis on the fact that here in Moore county a rural fair is held which is not merely an ex cuse to rent out concessions to a string of side-show people to get easy money from the coun try folks who ought to be pro vided with something better than such things afford them. When the Sandhills fair was pro jected the idea of carrying it on without that thing they call a midway was regarded as a crazy proposition. But the fair was not established for any such pur pose and it never tolerated any such features, for the inan^fi- ment determined at that unless the fair could have a more ambitious purpose there was no particular puprpose to carry it on at all. Maybe Moore county people are different than people in other counties, but no evidence has been offered yet to indicate such a thing. It is rather likely that a fair like the Moore county fair would make a hit in other counties. Certainly this county is in no danger of making any cliange to the other style. While the Sandhills fair has none of the side-show characteristics, it has attractions of other kiiids and that they brought an at tendance of ten thousand persons on the grounds in one day tells that they are sufficient. But there is a certain seriousness to the Sandhill fair outside of the attractions. And that serious phase is showing results. The improved cattle and hogs and poultry on the Moore county farms and in the counties ad joining are largely due to Pine- hurst influences. Moore county actually brought home from the state fair at Raleigh nearly all the prizes for Berkshires. A fat Berkshire with a blue ribbon beats the fat woman from the side show tent. And right there you have the difference between the Sandhills fair and most of the other country fairs of the state. Ours is a fair. Most of the others are merely carnivals. In Moore county no side-show company carries away a hat full of money after the fair is over. A COMMUNITY MATTER A lot of talk is heard at times about the line of cleavage be tween the Sandhills and the clay sections of Moore county, and some of that talk is to the effect that the two sections are not adapted for the close relation ship that exists in the present county organization. But that is all nonsense. It is true that the river end of the county dif fers from the Sandhills in some ways, and that the Sandhills are leading in progress. But that does not present any obstacle to the successful continuation of amicable and profitable relations between the two sections. The truth is that the sandy region needs much that the clay coun try is making and the clay re gion needs the market and the example found in the sand. Here at Vass we can appreciate this situation, for we are neither in the trouble zone of the sand, nor in the other zone of the clay. But we can see the vast benefits that are coming to all the coun ty because of the progress in the sand, and how much the pro gress and expansion there are helping all. Vass is not Pinehurst nor Southern Pines nor Knollwood, but Vass is thriving sustantially because those communities are thriving and growing, and the influences that are active in that section will stimulate things in this part of the county to an extent none of us yet realize. We can not lead the procession with our efforts here at Vass, but we can make a right active .member in that procession if we ilhelp to add bulk to it and to give what weight we can to ‘ assist those who are actually leading. There is no ground for jeal ousy between the sections of the county, and no reason for rivalry, for Moore county has ahead the biggest future that any of us can imagine, and the faster the Sandhills push for ward and the farther they go the more all of us are to be af fected. It is useless to ignore the fact that today the line of influence in Moore county is the new Midlands road between Pinehurst and Southern Pines. It is to the common interest of all of us to make that strip thrive to its fullest extent, for from its thrift comes the thrift of all the rest of the county. From that road will emanate forces that will reach to every comer of the county, and that outreaching force is bound to revolutionize the whole county completely. This is the time for all of us to join in mass play and not for any petty antag onisms. When you think of Xmas think of Wainer & Ginsburg, Carthage, N. C. A beautiful line of Xmas goods on display after November 20th. Adv. Renew your subscription now. HARRY R. IHRIE Lawyer CARTHAGE. N. C. Southern Pines Office Over S. & L. Grocery Windham’s Real Estate Office. Smith’s Garage Vass, N. C. Repairing and Supplies, Oils, Gasoline, Accessories ^vtto Service MONUMENTS & TOWBSTOWES If you are interested in Monu ments or Tombstones, Write Rockingham Marble Works ROCKINGHAn, N. C. —Or See— D. CARL FRY, Carthage, N. C. A large and well selected stock of monuments, tablets, etc. on hand at all times. Quality, work and prices guaranteed. Equipped with latest pneumatic machinery driven by electricity. i Dr. J. C. MANN Eyesight Specialist will be at CHEARS’ JEWELRY STORE Sanford, N .C. every Wednesday in each week from 10:00 A. M. to 4:00 P. M. Glasses fitted that are easy and rest ful to weak eyes, children and yoan^ people givea special attention. Gross eyes straijgthened without operation. Consultation froe. Aetna INSCR PERSONALS Mr. J. R. Thomas giving holidays with Miss Ethel Coats end in Raleigh. Mr. H. A. Matth to Raeford Monday. J)r. Chas. T. Gri was in Vass Wedne Mrs. G. W. Griffin Hamlet. Mr. Landon Tyson Kaleigh, Sunday. Mr. W. D. Smith Pines Wednesday. Mr. Turney Matth spent Sunday with Mesdames Bertie Kate Brooks made Monday. Mr. and Mrs. D. tored to Raeford Su visited Mrs. McLauch C. J. Gillis. Mr. and Mrs. J. Cameron, attended t wedding Wednesday Mrs. T. K. Gunt have returned from tives at Moncure. Miss Mary Smith was the guest of the first of the we Mr. and Mrs. D. to Dunn Sunday to sister. Mrs. A. M. Camei Marion, are spendi Mrs. Cameron’s pare J. F. McKay, of B Miss Mayme Me ford, a teacher in and Mr. McCauley in Vass Sunday afte Miss Caro McNei of Allen, spent pa with Miss McNeill’s Mrs. E. L. McNeill. Mr. T. J. Brook Mrs. W. I. Brooks, Mrs. J. W. Privet Brooks, of Bailey, vi of Mrs. Geo. W. Br Mr. and Mrs. D. children, of Union, Hotel Vass for t Hanes is a represent lina Veterinary Co. Mr. Arthur Thom his parents, Mr. a Thompson, of Cam Laurinburg and Ra visited relatives S day. Rev. M. D. McN giving services at church Sunday even of $81.10 was tak Springs Orphanage additions brought $101.10. Contributi Orphanage by the M amounted to somet Of course you kn best line of mens* found in Moore co Wilson’s Wool Hose, wear Silk Hosiery, and Shoes, Hickok Mail orders prompt! faction guaranteed. Iinrg, Carthage, N.
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